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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
COUNCIL MEETING
December . 12, 1989
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3 1 . CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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5 The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. and the Pledge of-Allegiance
6 was led by Mayor Pro-tem Ranallo.
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8 2. ROLL CALL
9 Present - Marks, Enrooth, Makowske, Ranallo
10 Absent - Sundland
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12 Staff' Present - City Manager Burt, Assistant to the City Manager VanderHe_yden
13 City Attorney Soth - -
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15 Mayor Pro-tem Ranallo advised that the public hearing for the 1990 budget
16 is scheduled for December 18, 1989 at 7:00 p.m. .
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18 3. APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 28, 1989 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
19 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve the minutes of the November
20 28, 1989 City Council meeting with the following corrections:
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22 page 1 , lines 48 & 49: delete "but the subject was not on the agenda."
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24 page 3, line 22 : insert "from" between the words "resigned" and "the"
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26 page 4, line 33: insert "was" between the words "action" and "required"
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28 page 4, line 47: should be $453,337 rather than $228,000.
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30 page 5, lines 1 through 9: delete in its entirety with the exception of
31 the word "future'', the first word on the page.
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33 page 5, line 34: add to the end of the sentence " and not the school ;
34 state nor county portion."
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36 page 8, line 13: "is" should be "in"
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38 page 10, line 13: "after" should be "before"
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40 page 11 , line 3: delete "the"
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42 page 11 , line 33: add after "League", "Millie McLeod"
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44 Motion carried unanimously
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47 4. LICENSE/PERMIT APPLICATIONS
48 There were no license nor permit applications.
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1 5. PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS
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3 A. Motion by Marks, second by Makowske to -approve payment of $2,400.00
4 to Hance & LeVahn for legal services rendered for the month of December
5 1989 relative to St. Anthony prosecutions.
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7 Motion carried unanimously
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10 B. Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve payment of $2, 114.50 to
11 Modern Office for furniture to be used in the Fire Department.
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13 Motion carried unanimously
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16 C. Motion by Marks, second by Ranallo to approve payment of $13,000.00 to
17 Rehrig Pacific Company for 2,500 recycling bins.
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19 Motion carried unanimously
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22 Mayor Pro tem .Ranallo observed that the recycling bins were delivered considerably
�3 later than expected. This tardiness generated considerable inquiries by residents
24 and phone calls to City Hall —He suggested the payment should be sent at the end
�5 of the month.
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�7 6. REPORTS
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�9 A. City Council
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31 Councilmember Makowske met with the Ramsey County League of Local Govern-
32 ment ' s Legislative Committee on November 29th. At that meeting she presented
33 a draft resolution which addressed the DARE drug' program.
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35 Councilmember 'Makowske reminded members of the Council of the Ramsey County
36 League of Local Government 's Annual Meeting and Banquet on December 20th.
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38 Councilmember Enrooth met with Tom May, Assistant City Assessor, regarding
39 evaluations done in the City of St. Anthony. The City is viewed for evaluation
40 on a quadrant basis and is taxed at 92' % valuation. Councilmember Enrooth
41 expressed Kis concern regarding how this percentage was arrived at, noting
42 the evaluation figure could be skewered. Between October 1988 and October
43 1989, twenty-five homes were sold in the City. This sales figure should be
44 considered at the next Board of Review Councilmember Enrooth thought.
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46 Councilmember Marks met with Paul Brewer and Frank Lang -at the Autumn Woods
47 project site to view the progress of the project and to discuss taxes.
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49 Councilmember Ranallo has received several calls from residents regarding
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1 recycling fees. Most of them expressed displeasure at the high. rates
2 being quoted. These rates were inserted into the recycling bins being
3 picked up at City Hall by residents. Four haulers are licensed by the
4' City to pick up recyclable materials and recycling bins. An agenda item
5 for a future Council meeting must be the disposal of yard- waste. Sue
6 VanderHeyden advised that Hennepin County will be introducing a resolution
7 on December 14th which addresses .transfer sites.
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9 Councilmember Ranallo reported on the December 11th meeting of the Village
10 Fest Committee. At the meeting copies of the Committee's by-law were
11 distributed and it was determined that minor changes should be made
12 regarding the Board of Directors. The Committee' s next meeting is scheduled
13 for January 8th at 7:00 p.m. . Agenda items will include election of a
14 Board of Directors and Officers, as well as appointement of a Chairperson
15 for 1991 . He noted that the Committee's official office i.s in City Hall .
16 Councilmember Ranallo invited all interested persons to attend the next
17 meeting.
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19 B. Departments and Committees
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21 Written reports were received from Hance & LeVahn regarding matters conducted
22 at the -Hennepin County District Court up .to and including November 15, 1989•
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24 Councilmember Marks remarked about the continuing problems associated with
25 alcohol .
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27 C. Requests From -LaNel Financial Group
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29 LaNel Financial Group has requested the City to allow LaNel to retain some
30 of the property taxes due on their project in the event that the assessed
31 value is higher than expected and the taxes due on an individual unit basis
32 exceed an amount around $1 ,200. Their project is located in a tax increment
33 district.
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35 The City' s consultant , Bob Thistle of Springsted Public Finance Advisors,
36 addressed some of the material included in a memo from .his firm regarding
37 this matter. Based on a review of this matter and of LaNel 's request for an .
38 additional subsidy, he felt the Council would be well -advised to wait to
39 consider this request until April at the earliest.. At that point , in time,
40 tax statements will have been received. Paul Brewer, a representative of
41 LaNel , stated that " these statements would not reflect full value -of all of
42 the project 's units_ . Councilmember Marks inquired if the developer would
43 incur any hardship if the matter were not acted on at the present time.
44 Brewer advised him the developer would not.
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46 Motion by Enrooth, second by Marks to table this matter.
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• 48 Roll Call : Marks, Enrooth, Ranallo - aye
49 Makowske - abstain
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1 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
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3 This public hearing was informally called to order by Mayor Pro-tem Ranallo
4 at 8: 12 p.m. . He stated this is not an official public hearing for purposes
5 of discussing -the tax levy and the 1990 budget. The published official notice
6 contained an error, thereby necessitating the rescheduling of the official
7 public hearing to December 18, 1989. He felt some discussion was appropriate
8 since some residents were in attendance for that purpose.
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10 The .City Manager briefly explained the components of the property tax increase
11 for 1990. He noted that the School District anticipates a 31% decrease and
12 Hennepin and Ramsey Counties have not indicated whet their budgetary figLIres
13 are at this point in time. Composting fees could increase.
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15 Jim Zelmar, 3413 Downer Drive, requested an explanation for potential tax
16 increase for 1990. City Manager Burt suggested there may be no increase.
17 Levy limits on the City may be removed. Representative Mc Quire indicated to
18 the Council and staff previously that the Legislature may take a "hold the
19 line" posture at the next Legislative Session.
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21 8. NEW BUSINESS
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23 A. Resolution 89-031 ; Road Maintenance Agreement
24 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve Resolution 89-031 , a
25 resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to execute the
26 agreement between Ramsey County and the City of St. Anthony for road
27 maintenance.
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29 Motion carried unanimously
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31 B. Bid for Ordinance Recodification
32 A letter was received from the City Attorney, Bill Soth, regarding the
33 proposal received from the City Lawyer Exchange and Repository (CLEAR) .
34 This organization is affiliated with the League of Minnesota Cities
35 and proposes to do .the ordinance recodification for St. Anthony for a
36 fee of $5,488.00. The City Attorney explained the procedures CLEAR
37 would employ to complete the recodification. He recommended to commence
38 the process with the Zoning Ordinance. Councilmember Marks agreed this
39 would be the logical place to start.
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41 A letter was also received from CLEAR's Administrator, Merideth Chelberg.
42 The letter stated the services which would be provided by CLEAR in its
43bid for the ordinance codification as well as the fees for services
44 rendered.
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46 Motion by Marks, second by, Makowske to accept the bid received from
47 CLEAR, City Lawyer Exchange and Repository, to complete and ordinance
48 codification for the City of St. Anthony.
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50 Motion carried unanimously
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1 9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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3 A. Hennepin County Services Contract
4 Councilmember Makowske recalled that the matter of the contract with
5 Hennepin County for assessing services had been tabled at a previous
6 Council meeting and inquired if any Councilmember wished to discuss
7 this item.
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9 Councilmember Enrooth felt some decision should be made before the
10 present contract expires in July. He also expressed concern with some
11 of the methods and formulas used by' Hennepin County for establishing
12 values and questioned the professionalism of some of the appraisers.
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14 Mayor Pro-tem Ranallo felt the Hennepin County Assessing Department
15 people were well aware of the Council ' s concerns from what was discussed
16 at the 1989 Board of Review.
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18 Councilmember Enrooth felt it would be appropriate for the City to use
19 the services of Hennepin County for one year longer, but not for an
20 additional four years as had been suggested by Hennepin County.
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22 Councilmember Marks requested Councilmember Enrooth to pursue consulting
23 assistance on the assessing/appraising matter. Mayor Pro-tem Ranallo
24 requested staff to obtain additional information as well as explore
25 other alternatives.
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27 B. December Council Meeting
28 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to not hold a Council meeting on
29 Tuesday, December- 26, 1989•
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31 Motion carried unanimously
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33 10. ADJOURNMENT
34 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to adjourn the meeting at 8:33 p.m. .
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36 Motion carried unanimously
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39 Respectfully submitted,
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42 -Anne Student
43 Council Secretary
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